2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

Descriptive Analysis of Patients Who Travel Away from Home for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

C. Frenette,¹ A. Harper,³ J. Waalen,² J. Fisher,¹ R. Schaffer,¹ A. Baquerizo,¹ C. Marsh.¹

Poster Session C: Liver Donation and Allocation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Desensitization Before Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized Patients

E. De Sousa,¹ I. Revuelta,¹ M. Blasco,¹ F. Diekmann,¹ J. Cid,² M. Lozano,² A. Sánchez-Escuredo,¹ J. Martorell,³ E. Palou,³ J. Campistol,¹ F. Oppenheimer.¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Desensitization Protocol Including Concomitant Bortezomib and Rituximab Did Not Reduce Calculated PRA Nor Mean MFI Values Among Waitlisted Patients for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

S. Kang,¹ H. Lim,¹ J. Jeong,¹ E. Song,² I. Yun,³ C. Ahn,¹ J. Yang.¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Detection of Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies Is Associated With Changes in the Peripheral Distribution of NK Cell Subsets in Kidney Allograft Recipients

M. Crespo,¹ D. Redondo,¹ J. Yelamos,² A. Muntasell,² M. Pérez-Sáez,¹ M. Lopez-Montañes,³ C. Garcia,⁴ A. Torío,⁵ J. Hernandez,⁴ M. Mir,¹ M. Lopez-Botet,³ J. Pascual.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Development and Validation of a Genotype Guided Tacrolimus Dosing Equation for African American (AA) Kidney Transplant Recipients

K. Sanghavi,¹ R. Brundage,¹ M. Miller,² D. Schaldt,³ A. Israni,³ W. Guan,⁴ W. Oetting,¹ R. Mannon,⁵ R. Remmel,¹ A. Matas,⁶ P. Jacobson.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Dietary-Associated Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Levels Is associated With Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy Following Heart Transplantation

S. Zeltzer,¹ Z. Wang,¹ M. Askar,² J. Coughlin,¹ T. Hudec,¹ D. Taylor,³ L. Li,¹ R. Starling,³ S. Hazen,¹ W. Tang.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Differentially Expressed IL-6Rα and GP130 Genes in Kidney Biopsies (Bxs) Suggests Different Roles of IL-6 Signaling in Antibody (ABMR)- and Cell (CMR)-Mediated Rejection

H. Zhang,¹ D. Thomas,¹ J. Kowalewska,² E. Suviolahti,¹ H. Shafi,² C. Nast,² A. Gertych,² A. Vo,¹ M. Haas,² S. Jordan,¹ M. Toyoda.¹

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Distal Splenorenal Shunt (DSRS): A Durable Bridge to Liver Transplantation

J. Pomposelli, A. Tongyoo, R. Jenkins, M. Akoad, W. Lewis, E. Pomfret.

Poster Session C: Liver Donation and Allocation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Distinct Clinical Relevance of BAFF Expression Within the Kidney Graft and Soluble BAFF Serum Levels Indicate Confined Alloimmune Responses Disconnected from the Periphery

E. Campos,^1,2 K. Mine,¹ A. Goncalves-Primo,^1,2 M. Soares,⁴ M. Franco,² J. Medina-Pestana,^2,3 H. Tedesco-Silva,³ M. Gerbase-DeLima.^1,2

Poster Session C: Translational Biomarkers and Immune Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Distinct Subtypes of Rejection in a Novel Non Human Primate Model of Sensitization

C. Burghuber,^1,2 J. Kwun,^1,3 F. Leopardi,³ A. Gibby,¹ A. Farris,¹ N. Iwakoshi,¹ S. Knechtle.^1,3

Poster Session C: Antigen Presenting Cells in Alloimmune Responses/B Cells and Antibody in Alloimmune Responses  •  Exhibit Hall E